One of the suspected assassins is spotted on CCTV wearing a white top and long skirt. Image via Twitter

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IMAGES of the suspected assassins believed to have killed Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, began circulating online and on several news outlets on Wednesday, a day after the victim was reportedly set upon by two female spies at the airport in Malaysia.

A zoomed image, taken from CCTV footage, of one of the alleged killers appears to show a middle-aged woman of Asian descent wearing a shirt bearing the word “LOL” in large letters, The Star reported.

The woman who was among two killers apparently caught by CCTV cameras at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, was also seen wearing a blue short skirt and carrying a small shoulder-sling handbag.

The Malaysian media have now dubbed the suspect ‘Ms Poison’.

South Korea’s TV Chosun, a cable-TV network, reported that Jong Nam had been poisoned with a needle by two women believed to be North Korean operatives who fled in a taxi and were at large, citing multiple South Korean government sources.

“He told them that someone had swabbed or wiped his face with something, and that he was feeling dizzy. “The receptionist assisted in bringing him to a clinic at the airport. The clinic staff, after assessing his condition, sought the assistance of the nearby Putrajaya Hospital.”

Fadzil added, Jong Nam was rushed to a nearby hospital but died on the way there.

After the attack, surveillance footage showed the two women proceeding to a taxi stand where they boarded an airport cab and left the scene.

Police have detained the cab driver for questioning, according to MalaysiaKini and as reported by Oriental Daily.